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All PM Package employees to be posed at secured locations by June 6, says Top Official
‘4500 migrant employees posted at District of Municipal Town Areas, In last week, 100 couples among 500 employees posted at locations preferred by them; employees from other minorities to be posted secured locations too’
Srinagar, June 01 (ANH): The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday said that all the Kashmiri Pandit employees working under Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package (PMRP) will be posted at secured locations by June 6.
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A top official in the divisional administration Kashmir, told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that all the PM Package employees and others from minority communities posted in Kashmir division will be immediately posted at secured locations and the process to be completed by Monday (June 6, 2022).
The official said that approximately 4500 migrant employees have been posted at District or Municipal Town areas. “In last week, around 500 employees, as per their request, transferred to the location as preferred by them, including around 100 employees’ couple,” he said. “Other than migrant employees, will be considered for posting at these places as per option by Saturday.”
KP employees have been up in arms against the administration seeking relocation from Kashmir in the wake of killing of Rahul Bhat, an employee, who was killed inside Tehsil office Chadoora, Budgam. On Tuesday, KPs once again hit the roads when militants shot dead a female school teacher Rajni Bala at Gopalpora area of southern district of Kulgam.
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The protesting KPs had threatened mass migration to Jammu if government failed to address their concerns within 24 hours. The government announcement comes before the ultimatum set by the KPs would end.
National Institute of Technology, Hazratbal Srinagar, has instructed all students to vacate hostels with immediate effect.
The instructions, the authorities said, are being made in pursuance of the declaration of winter vacations.
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“Pursuant to the declaration of Winter Vacation for students w.e.f 30.11.2023 vide Order No. 60 of 2023 issued under endorsement number NITS/R/23/600 dated 30.11.2023 all hostel boarders (Boys and Girls) are instructed to vacate the hostels with immediate effect”, reads a circular.
The Vegetable market (Sabzi Mandi) in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was Thursday gutted in a massive blaze, officials said.
An official said that the fire broke out in the wee hours today, left about 10 vegetable carts gutted in the incident, adding that vegetables worth huge amount got damaged in the incident.
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The official said that Fire and Emergency Services reached the spot and doused the flames with the help of Police.
The famous tourist destinations including Gulmarg and Doodhpathri experienced fresh snowfall on Thursday while rains lashed plains, bringing the mercury down.
Reports said that several areas of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, which include Gulmarg and Doodhpatri as well.
The weatherman has predicted light to moderate rainfall at most places and light snowfall over middle and higher reaches today.
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Meanwhile, the night temperature improved across Kashmir with Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recording a minimum temperature of 5.3 degree Celsius.
The mercury in Qazigund settled at 5.0 degree Celsius while in Pahalgam it settled at 1.5 degree Celsius.
According to data, Konibal and Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 1.0 degree Celsius each.
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